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Formation and Implementation of U.S. Foreign Policy
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- The United States of America and World Affairs
Analyze past and present examples of U.S. foreign policy, its implementation, and its impact on American and international institutions and individuals.
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Formation and Implementation of U.S. Foreign Policy
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- The United States of America and World Affairs
Identify and describe ways in which foreign policy is made including Constitutional powers of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches and how those p…
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Examining Tensions and Limits on Rights and Liberties
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Describe considerations, criteria, and examples that have been used to deny, limit, or extend protection of individual rights.
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Examining Tensions and Limits on Rights and Liberties
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Identify and explain personal rights, political rights, and economic rights as well as how these rights might conflict.
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Extensions of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Using the Fourteenth Amendment, describe the impact of the doctrine of incorporation, due process of law, and equal protection of law on the articulation and e…
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Extensions of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Explain how significant historical events, including but not limited to the suffrage movements and the civil rights movements, resulted in changes to the inter…
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Extensions of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Explain how the Civil War led to the creation of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Analyze each Amendment’s relati…
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Application of the Bill of Rights
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Using the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Amendments, describe the rights of the accused; using court cases and examples, describe the limit and scop…
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Application of the Bill of Rights
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Rights and Liberties in the United States of America
Describe the five essential rights protected by the First Amendment. Through the use of court cases and examples, explore and analyze the scope and limits of …
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Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America
Analyze the credibility and validity of various forms of political communication.
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Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America
Explain functions and possible influence of various news and other media sources in political communication.
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Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America
Identify and discuss roles of non-governmental organizations in American civic society.
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Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America
Explain the significance of campaigns and elections in American politics, currect criticisms of campaigns, and proposals for their reform.
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Additional Actors and Influences in American Civic Society
- 9th - 12th Grade
- Michigan Social Studies Standards
- Structure and Function of Governments in the United States of America
Explain the concept of public opinion, factors that shape it, and contrasting views on the role it should and does play in public policy.